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Common Photographic Restoration Terms 

• Restoration is repairing a photograph to its original condition by removing spots, tears, red eye, fold lines, etc. 
• Enhancements are improving the overall appearance of a photograph, such as adjusting brightness and/or contrast, sharpening, adjusting overall color, and cropping 
• Special Effects include the adding of or removing of objects and people, applying deformation filters, or modifying the existing image to a condition different that the original photograph 
• Adding Color is a method of modifying existing color(s) on a color photograph or adding color to a black and white photograph. It is part of "Special Effects" that can be applied to the entire photograph, or just portions of a specific photograph. There are three basic categories of adding color, namely adding color to an object, adding color to a person, and adding color to an entire photograph. 
• Edge / Border Effects (Vignette) is an effect added to a photograph, often a portrait, that fades off at the surrounding edges. This creates a "soft" outer edge effect

ADDING COLOR AND SEPIA TINTING 

Once the photographic restoration process is completed, we can perform various photographic enhancements per our client's request. Some of these such photographic enhancements include, but are not limited to Adding Color to an object, Adding Color to a person, Adding Color to an entire photograph, and sepia tinting. Adding color to an object involves adding color to specific items in a photograph. This can be performed on black and white photographs and sepia-tinted photographs. Adding color to a person involves adding color to a specific person in a photograph. This can be performed on black and white photographs and sepia-tinted photographs.

Adding color to an entire photograph involves adding color to the entire photograph. This process can be best achieved with the help of input on color selection from the client. Zzyzx Works can also recommend colors and styles. Adding Color to an entire photograph can be performed on black and white photographs, sepia-tinted photographs, or on color photographs that have color damage. Sepia tinting involves adding sepia tones to the entire photograph. This process can be performed on black and white photographs, sepia-tinted photographs, and on color photographs that have incurred color damage. This effect can also make a modern photograph appear like an antique, just by performing sepia tinting.